A noob's guide to sample management on the Analog Rytm

[lionstone]

Thanks Adam! I’m fighting for days now, it’s not easy to understand what to take and what not, also because, often, a nice sound that sounds good in C0 sucks played chromatically one octaves above and vice versa

[min0nim]

Dude! How did I miss this SFM deal!

Nice one. My samplers have an early Christmas present.

[efraser]

Thanks for the tips Adam! I’m factory restoring my AR and OT tonight. I must have hundreds of thousands of samples on my computer so this C0 tip will really help out. Building and sampling my own libraries has made all the difference in the AR. I wish I had the MKII now with it’s additional sampling features but will have to keep bagging the MKI.

In the end I was importing my AR samples to any folder and it became disastrous. Can’t wait to clean this up and start working effectively. I sort of do want to start building my go to kits, but I always side with starting a new project or kit from scratch every time. I think I’m going to try to go for 4-5 clutch kits that I can mutate but maybe not save over. How does everyone else manage this?

[kiko]

Hi I downloaded the app Transfer 1.1 for transfering 808 samples to my new Analog Rytm. I followed the steps in the manual but I cannot find the samples on the Rytm.

Edit: don’t know why I’m so afraid of menu diving lol

So now I got this huge SuperAnalog808 library on the Rytm. How do you guys organize huge sample libraries within the Rytm so that you have the easiest workflow when jamming?

[d33psp33d]

This is seriously some of the most frustrating shit ever, seriously almost, and might smash this damn thing. I have a sample slot, let me SIMPLY ADD A SAMPLE. I don’t want to transfer and menu dive i,import to pool, and ten other gd steps, of which none are included in the manual. You describe the damn thing but dont illustrate a number actionable process. I didnt come to the manual for a dictionary, F

[tsutek]

Sounds to me like someone might like the app @void made for the rytm, which enables simple drag and drop to the rytms pads from the computer.

SDS Drop for Mac - Better Sample Upload

SDS Drop for Mac is a better way to get samples into your Rytm. [image] Drag & Drop your samples directly to the pads, and that’s it. It’s twice as fast as c6. also, batch transfer. View on App Store current version: 1.0.6 note that you need to update your Rytm to OS 1.30 to use it with the app. non-obvious features: Works with non-audio files, produces all kinds of noise. definitely try this, and experiment with different file types! Interface colors can be tweaked. Check out the Pref…

[min0nim]

I really like SDS drop, but it’s no replacement for say, in Overbridge being able to drag samples from the +drive into pads and into the pool.

[d33psp33d]

thanks for the tips, will check it out. I was really losin my shart there, I just dont see how it can even ship like that, so half assed

[min0nim]

I can’t remember if it’s been mentioned in this thread, but this might help you:

From a pad, select a spare sample slot in your pool. Press ‘function’ + ‘yes’.

You’re now browsing the +drive and can load any sample on the Rytm to that pool slot and the current pad.

Makes life soooo much easier, and makes it easy to audition samples too.

[d33psp33d]

How do I get my own custom samples on the +Drive list. I think that is what is really driving me nuts.

[knh]

Here’s a clear explanation for the MK I. You also need to deactivate Overbridge Mode. Hope this helps.

[JosephDuBois]

I really like SDS drop, but it’s no replacement for say, in Overbridge being able to drag samples from the +drive into pads and into the pool.

is this possible??

[loopdude]

I swear on creating sample chains. This to me is really good for workflow and creativity, and also makes selecting samples alot easier.

I create them where possible and where I find them useful. For instance I dont create them for kick top/attack samples. I choose 1 or 2 and thats that. Especially percussion and hats benefit from this. Long samples that might get chopped is a different story.

I have a folder named “samplechains” where they all reside. Just load it in and I have 60 or 120 samples to chose from. Dont like it and I’ll swap to the next.

[CompNutation]

This seems as good a thread as any to ask this: I have read and searched and come to the conclusion that there is no way to identify/collect/purge the samples on the +drive to identify the ones that are being used on tracks?

I want to delete all of the ones that I haven’t used and refresh the + drive. Seems like I am going to have to take a note of all of the samples that I have used and manually purge…or am I missing something??? So much easier on OT…so much more memory it’s just not a thing!

I have read a lot of peeps complaining about sample management but hadn’t really encountered anything too annoying until now.

[Reframe]

Check this out. It’s fairly simple, unless you’ve got thousands of samples saved on the +Drive to go through.

Remove unused samples from project pool

You can see which samples are in use the global->samples->view ram Here’s a screen shot of my sample ram and the ones not in use have an # in front of their sample size, in this case the first two samples listed. (Se picture below) [image] There isn’t however any “unload unused” in the AR but that would be a really great feature indeed. Workaround is to go trough the ram view and manually select unused samples by pressing the yes/save button and then select unload in the right side menu.

[CompNutation]

@Reframe Thanks for taking the time to reply. I tried this but found that scene locked samples that were not loaded to pads were showing as being not in use. I will double check this again though in case I made a mistake! It would be a better starting point than checking every pad…

[d33psp33d]

HOLY FN HELL, back at my own damn thread because for the life of me cant figure out how to add my own gd fn samples to the mf’n analog rythym, is it still necessary to use the sysex librarian? All i want to do is drag or use import sample to the usb connected overbridge rythm, what iin the hell is going on here?

[d33psp33d]

Replying to my own thread because it’s utter insanity and I know I will be here again.

1. There is no mention of the word import in the manual, don’t waste your time
2. The internet spams with outdated info about a c6 BullFS sysex libarian from 1988, nowhere to be found
3. Searching google for Import samples to analog rythm, add samples to analog rythym, etc fn etc all revert to posts from 2015 even if you have it tagged for last year results, thanks elektron for erroneously meta-tagging your forums so you show up in google with irrelevant search results. real greasy of ya smh…

The latest answer, of which you wont find in the manual, or anywhere on google per the above fkery, navigate to https://www.elektron.se/support/?connection=analog-rytm-mkii#resources
and download the new sample importer which is mentioned fn nowhere. This company could hire a gd intern , and the intern would be CEO in a week because they have what plants crave, electrolytes. GD idiocracy. just got brondo’d again…

[DanJamesAUS]

you can use the elektron transfer app, you might be able to find more info about it in the news section on here? but it’s simple and easy to use

[aloud]

I already knew about the Transfer app, because it is listed right there on the RYTM support page where you download the manual.

But I checked the manual anyway, and scrolled down the TOC until I saw ‘Transferring samples from a computer’.

Went there and this is what it says:

14.2.2 TRANSFERRING SAMPLES FROM A COMPUTER

1. Connect Analog Rytm MKII to the computer via USB.
2. Open the Elektron Transfer software (Available on the Elektron website) on your computer

Maybe you were in a hurry to just get the samples onto the machine and excited to just start playing, we all know that feeling, but I think your assertion that the whole of Elektron could be replaced by some interns is a little unfair.

I agree it is a bit frustrating that all the videos & tutorials on the Internet is for C6, but that is the price of progress. Elektron (fairly) recently replaced C6 with Transfer, because C6 was very old, and the method it used to transfer samples was very, very slow. So Transfer is great, and I’m thankful Elektron improved this aspect, but it will take a while for all tutorials to catch up.